Welsh Girl living in Scotland who loves to cook and eat!

September 20, 2018September 20, 2018

Homemade Hummus

Hummus….I love the stuff, well actually I am addicted to it! I eat it as a dip, dunking in carrot or celery sticks or as a side dip with salad or grilled meat. It’s a delicious snack, spread on some oat cakes, crackers or a piece of homemade sourdough. It also tastes fabulous in cheese/salad sandwiches or in wraps with grated carrot and is really yummy in a hot baked potato. The best bit is that it’s good for you!

It’s actually very easy to make and if you eat as much hummus as I do, it’s a good idea to make your own which not only tastes amazing but is cheaper. Don’t worry if you make too much as it will soon get scoffed by your family as a healthy snack or just freeze any surplus for a rainy day.

I normally use a drained can of chick peas for convenience but if you have an Instant Pot Pressure Cooker, you can cook your own dried chickpeas from scratch. It depends if you are cooking just enough for yourself or for an entire party buffet! If you haven’t got any chickpeas then a drained can of butter beans or cannellini beans would also work well.

I like to add tahini to the recipe, which is a sesame seed paste found in most supermarkets and has a lovely nutty flavour. The other day I wanted to make some hummus but had run out of tahini so I dolloped in some natural Greek Style yoghurt instead and it tasted just as delicious. Yoghurt gives a lovely creamy texture. Just add tahini or yoghurt, whichever you have handy.